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    An Alternative to the "Pyramids" Strategy

    The Pyramids Are Teh Bomb Diggiest Bomb-ba-domerama! Woot Woot!
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    The Water Economy 101

    Hey! Van I was thinking of a strategy just like that! What a coincidence eh? My worry though, as England, would be how in the world do you get enough production to manage Pyramids, Lighthouse, AND the Colossus on harder difficulties?
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    Grim Thoughts. Real world under your Empire.

    You know I was just thinking, it would be a strange world under my Empire. Sometimes its a strong values, independent state caste system, where only those with land and power vote.Strangely enough, because of the limited voting, voting is more valued, and those in power vote to keep their...
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    Advice on my first shot at an SE game?

    When I first took the SE plunge, I found that reading the SE guide on these forums was very helpful. After that I set myself a couple goals in my games to optimize my success. Build the Pyramids Build the Great Library Have small cities where its OK to just have courthouse/library/granary then...
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    An Alternative to the "Pyramids" Strategy

    Ah, when I said the pyramids give a permenant +3 science, I mean that all your scientists, while under representation are 6 beakers instead of 3 beakers. These 6 beakers are then multiplied by libraries, universities, and whatnot. Thus the pyramids improve your base science quality quite a bit...
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    The Water Economy 101

    Thanks for the immortal game example, thats exactly what I would have liked to post. My personal best example with coastal economy wasn't immortal, but on Monarch and Marathon, using Hannibal, I achieved more science then I think I've ever gotten before using CE or SE by 500 AD. The...
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    Medic Explained?

    Could someone explain the medic promotion to me? It says 10% healed per turn, but it doesn't work while moving. My questions though are, assuming a stack of 50% dead calvary deep in hostile territory... 1. If one calvary has medic (10%) and they are in enemy lands, they heal 10%+5% per turn...
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    The Water Economy 101

    The Water Economy is an interesting idea, similar to a cottage economy that requires no building of cottages, and relying on wonder-driven (then later technology driven) trade routes to provide cash. The weaknesses of the trade economy is that it requires a fair amount of exploration and peace...
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    An Alternative to the "Pyramids" Strategy

    The Pyramids are huge. No they're more then that, they totally change your early game. Happiness. Charismatic gives you +2 happiness. In the early years Pyramids give +3 and you don't even need a building. In the early game the cheaper upgrades are not a big factor, as you don't have any...
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    Tactics is where it's at.

    I would have to rate this article as... 3. "Useless and irrelevant"
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    Tactics is where it's at.

    Remember strategy is the larger picture. Like building more cities to produce more troops. Tactics are smaller scale, but still kind of like strategies, like using your axemen to attack other peoples cities to add them to your city. Remember, cities can make more troops. If you have more...
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    Sumeria... Wow...

    This is what struck me particularly powerful about Sumeria. Early courthouses AND they're cheaper!?!? I LOVE SE economies, so my technologies are usually Bronze Working, Priesthood, then Pottery, with a Metal Casing Slingshot Pyramid build. Every small city I build in a SE economy that is not...
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    Sumeria... Wow...

    "Protective is dubious and irrelevant in this guy" has to be one of the best insults to a trait I've heard. Talk about an insult out of left field to someone. "Mark, I feel your contribution to this company, overall, has been dubious and irrelevant. You're fired." Peracles on Sumeria...
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    Sumeria... Wow...

    Ahhh BB you are completely correct about Creative. In fact one of my favorite leaders is Perecles. I guess what I mean by Gilgamesh and "sub-par" traits is that he lacks some of the traits I would consider game defining, such as philosophy, financial, or industrious. You know, traits that you...
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    Sumeria... Wow...

    Well folks I'd like to tell you about a recent game I tried as Sumeria. First of all, I was very very impressed with these guys. They're UU and their UB are incredibly strong. I need to note I was playing as Spiritual/Philosopher (I love SE but am not impressed by any of India's UU or UB.) and...
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